Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on the situation of Uyghur Muslims in China.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Following Business Questions on 13 December, I raised the matter directly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Government has serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang due to the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports of the use of political re-education camps and widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at religious and ethnic minorities – particularly Uyghur Muslims.